Monday, October 14, 2019

Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken (with VIDEO)

25 Minute Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken is one of our all-time most popular recipes and for good reason. BACON.BEER.CHEESE ready in 25 minutes. It is thick and creamy, amazingly cheesy with just the perfect spices to make your taste buds stand at attention.

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Sometimes I am brilliant on the fly. You know what I mean; you are rushed for dinner, and you start pulling things out of your fridge and pantry and create the most spectacular meal ever.

Other nights you get stuck in one mindset. Like OK, I have chicken and need to make soup. Hmmm.... Chicken noodle soup? No.

Luckily this week Chad was incredibly inspiring. I told him I needed a soup made with chicken. We threw some ideas around and then he said: bacon, chicken cheese. OH YAY! I got that.

Before I knew what hit me, I had a pot on the stove, and I was making 25 Minute Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken.

It's thick and creamy, uber cheesy, and perfectly seasoned to make your taste buds stand at attention. This warm and welcoming beer cheese soup is a stand out in our soup recipes.

Oh my word, this is a fabulous soup!!! Chad's review "Someone should write a song about this soup".

Well, there you have it. Loaded with bacon and chicken this beer cheese soup has the perfect smokiness and heat to make you notice. Just amazing! Top with chives and croutons for a fantastic crunch and finish!

I'm telling you; you're going to love it!

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Helpful Tips to make Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken:

Half-and-half is an American dairy product made of half milk and half cream. You can substitute half-and-half with one part milk, one part cream or adjust according to your preference. Adding more milk than cream will make it less rich. Just be sure to use 2 cups total.

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Yield: 6/8Author: Donna Elick

Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken

25 Minute Bacon Beer Cheese Soup with Chicken is one of our all time most popular recipes and for good reason. BACON.BEER.CHEESE ready in 25 minutes. It is thick and creamy, amazingly cheesy with just the perfect spices to make your taste buds stand at attention.

Ingredients

6 slices thick cut bacon

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons garlic powder

1/4 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper

1 cup beer, Belgian-style wheat beer (I used Blue Moon)

1 cup reduced sodium chicken stock

2 cups half-and-half

8 ounces mild cheddar cheese, shredded

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Garnishes

chives, chopped

croutons

crisp bacon, diced

Instructions

Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon from pan draining the drippings into the pan as you take out the bacon. Place the bacon inside your upside-down pot lid (or on a plate). Add chicken pieces into bacon grease to cook, sprinkle with 1 /2 teaspoon salt. Stir occasionally until chicken is completely cooked through. Remove chicken from the pot with a slotted spoon and place on the upside-down pot lid with bacon.

Cut butter into 1 tablespoon pieces and add to pan drippings. Stir until melted. Whisk in flour and seasonings. Allow to cook for 1 minute, whisking frequently, to cook out the floury taste. Add beer and whisk to combine and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and half-and-half. Whisk to combine and reduce heat to medium. Slowly add the cheese, if you add the cheese too quickly it can become grainy, so add a little at a time whisking until it is incorporated. Stir until you have a smooth mixture. Add Worcestershire sauce and return chicken and bacon back to the pot. Stir to combine.

Allow to simmer until ready to serve, stirring occasionally.Garnish with croutons, chives, and bacon.

Enjoy!

DONNA'S NOTES

Half-and-half is an American dairy product made of half milk and half cream. You can substitute half-and-half with one part milk, one part cream or adjust according to your preference. Adding more milk than cream will make it less rich. Just be sure to use 2 cups total.

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I saw this and had to make it! Luckily I had Blue Moon on hand, it was fantastic! The boyfriend LOVES it and is currently getting seconds as we speak. I caramelized an onion before I cooked the bacon and added that into the soup later...delicious!

Half and half is an American dairy product that is half milk and half cream. It gives a nice balance without being too rich. In this recipe you can substitute accordingly or just substitute all milk (will be lighter) or all heavy cream (with be rich). I personally like the lightness of the Belgian style beer called Blue Moon - here is a description I found on Wikipedia: The beer is orange-amber in color with a cloudy appearance because it is unfiltered. Blue Moon has a more pronounced orange flavor than many other beers of the style, and also has a slightly sweet flavor. The grain bill for Blue Moon includes malted barley, white wheat, and oats.

All in all, use your favorite beer and it will be fabulous! Let us know how it goes. Enjoy.

Having made the Bacon & Beer Cheeseburger soup (to die for!), which we thoroughly enjoyed, I made this Chicken version to according to the recipe with the exception of adding an onion with the chicken when cooking it. Both recipes will make your kitchen mouth watering and have everyone anxious for the dinner bell.

It was delicious EXCEPT that we found it too hot for our tastes with 2 Teaspoons of cayenne pepper. I like things hotter than most in my family, and even I scrambled for the bread and butter, along with a nice glass of cold milk! :D

We had to buy the beer in a six pack because they didn't sell them in singles in the store we went to, so I stirred some of the beer into my bowl to cool it off as well as cut the heat, which also helped a great deal and was very tasty as well. :D Everyone else followed suit; and said it improved the flavor even more, and also help cut the heat somewhat.

Next time I make this, I will add even more onions (they were a nice addition) and cut the cayenne pepper to 1/2 teaspoon and slowly add more to taste until the right balance of heat is reached for our taste.

I served it with Tortilla Chips and that would have been perfect IF it hadn't been too hot for us. It is somewhat thick and we have discussed it being used as a dip, perhaps with some spinach added.

my husband pinned this and post it on my facebook, then went to the store with me to get the items needed, which NEVER happens! making this tonight for him and can't wait to have some. thanks for sharing!

We had ours in sourdough rounds that our lovely neighbor brought. We provided the atmosphere, the broth, chicken, bacon, beer, flour, and seasonings. She brought the cheese, half-n-half, and croutons. Love good neighbors and great company!!

I browned them to crispy under the broiler.

We did a nice little "stone soup" kind of thing. What surprised me was how savory the soup was without being "beer-y" or overly cheesy.

I have made this twice now and wow. The first time I made it I followed the recipe to the letter. However the second time, I added quite a bit more bacon and chicken (12oz of applewood smoked bacon and 24oz of chicken. The first time it was a bit on the spicy side so instead of 2 tsp cayenne pepper I used 1 tsp of Chipolte Chili Pepper. It ended up being fantastic, not to spicy and a real smokey flavor. Also used tortilla strips instead of croutons.

That looks phenomenal! What a fantastic assortment of ingredients and flavors. The combination looks both delightful and delicious. And all that extra cheese is sure to give an added helping of incredibleflavors.

Beer with lime would give the soup an added dimension of flavor and add a brightness to the soup. But, it would also give the soup a coolness. I don't know. I think it would be great with all the smoky spices in here. Let us know how it goes! Enjoy.

It would be perfect. I would check it a few times if you can, as it will thicken up a bit. Maybe add 1 cups extra of chicken broth when you cook it, so as it thickens in the crockpot it will be perfect. Hope that helps! Enjoy.

Liked it! Next time, I'd like to add some veggies to it; I liked the idea of the caramelized onion. My husband said it would be good with potatoes, too. I feel like it took me a while to make, but I doubled the batch and had to cut up a lot of chicken! Also, I'm lactose intolerant so I made it with 2 percent Lactaid like I do other cream soup and it was fine. (Luckily, cheddar is one of lactose-free cheeses.) We don't drink beer so I had to send him to the package store for a bottle! :)

Hi Donna! Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! I made it last night using store bought rotisserie chicken breast ( I was in a hurry) and green onion instead of chives. I also took another person's advice and added chopped yellow onion with the bacon. I have two kids and we don't do spicy well, so I added 1/8 tsp of cayenne. It still had quite a kick but it wasn't to the point where it was too spicy to enjoy. My family loved it! Also I made some homemade french bread so I used that bread to make crouton and it is the most heavenly soup I've ever made! My husband said it is definitely restaurant quality.

I am excited to make this soup! I could only find the Blue Moon beer in a 6 pack. We don't drink much beer, so I decided to look at the singles in the grocery store. There wasn't a great selection and no wheat beers. Any suggestions, so I don't have to invest in a 6 pack that I won't drink? Thanks!

Made this for a Soups and Hoops (soup fund raiser) at our school tonight! Thanks for an amazing recipe. I wasn't sure how it would turn out since I was making a large roaster full and don't follow measurement directions well, but apparently I did OK, as I won the people's choice award!

Made this today for a Soups and Hoops (Soup fundraiser for Community Commercial Club at our school basketball game) and wanted to thank you for a great recipe. I wasn't sure how it would turn out since I was making a large roaster full and had to double and then double and then double, etc the recipe and I'm not good at following measurement directions anyway, but it turned out really well and I won the peoples choice award! :)

I have not froze it to be honest. We never have any leftover. Most cream soups freeze pretty well. Once you defrost it, toss it back in a pot over medium heat and let it warm. You will need to add milk or cream to get it back to the nice creamy texture you started out with. Enjoy and let us know how it goes!

I made this tonight thinking oh this will feed my family of 7 if i double it. Boy was i was wrong. I am not sure how they came uo with serves 6-8. What with 1 cup servings? I will be lucky if i can give my 5 kids a bowl each. Otherwise a very good soup.

That's the disturbing fact about "servings." They aren't particularly based on the amount a person would eat for a meal. They're just a defined measurement for nutritional purposes. On most commercial soups, the "serving" is defined as 1 cup. Personally, when I'm having soup for a meal, I usually fill my Corning Ware mug; which holds about 2 cups. If I were having it with a sandwich or a salad, I might have just 1 cup. I've always thought it unfortunate that the "servings" label might give the impression that one of them was the appropriate/usual amount to eat at a time.

Oh my... this soup is PERFECTION!!! I like spicy foods, but it was a bit too much for my husband and I, so next time we will use 1 teaspoon instead of 2 of the cayenne pepper. Also, we accidentally dumped the whole Blue Moon in the soup (that's what we get for cooking too quickly!) and it was still delish! My husband is the pickiest eater you'll ever meet and I always have him rate new recipes on a scale of 1 to 10. In our 5 years together it's the FIRST 9 he's ever given (and we've certainly never made a 10)!!! Thank you so much Donna!!! I just found your website this weekend and we already have about 5 new recipes to try over the next couple weeks!

After you cook the bacon - remove bacon from pan and drain of bacon grease then begin next step (or use 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings plus 2 tablespoons butter in the next step.) Enjoy and let us know how it goes!

Great creamy consistency and served in crusty bread bowls was a hit, though a little spicy for my taste buds. Any creative ideas for taming the heat and using some of the leftovers? I omitted the chicken and wondered if it could be used as a cheesy sauce for something? Would love any suggestions!

After you cook the bacon - remove bacon from pan and drain of bacon grease then begin next step (or use 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings plus 2 tablespoons butter in the next step.) Enjoy and let us know how it goes!

I have not tried it in the crockpot, but if you do please let me know how it goes. I may work on a crockpot version next month now that you have me thinking about it. Whatever your favorite beer would be great, keep in mind that alcohol does not cook off in a crockpot though. Enjoy and let us know how it goes!

I decided to try it in a pot, I was worried about the flavor which depends on the bacon and chicken grease. I did sub Boddington's ale, and heavy whipping cream, for the half & half, since it was what I had on hand. It tastes and smells amazing. I will definitely make this again.

Holy Mother of cayenne! You've really gotta like heat to add this much pepper to this soup. It was inedible the first time I made it. Tried again today because I had extra ingredients left and started out with 1/2tsp and added as needed. Much better!

You posted your Beer, Bacon, Cheese, Chicken soup earlier this & both of us love it! Gordon especially because he gets most of it. I don't eat too much of it because I'm diabetic but it is oh so delicious! Absolutely love it. I guess I must sign this as anonymous because I have no site & got rid of my Google accounts. Google is way too slow. Love your blog please keep up the fantastic job that you do! Margo Haynes

Wow! This soup is amazing! Looked up quick soup recipes when an under the weather child on his way to hockey practice said "can I have some soup?" when I asked what he'd like after practice. Wasn't on my radar to make soup but this recipe came up. Happened to have everything on hand so.... WOW! I am a little chicken phobic and might make with ham next time but family LOVED it. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks!